hirsi
Finnish
(index hi)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hirci, from earlier *širti, of Slavic origin; compare Proto-Slavic *žьrdь (Russian жердь (žerdʹ)). Cognate with Ingrian herz, Karelian hirsi, Estonian hirs, Votic irsi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhirsi]
- Rhymes: -irsi
- Hyphenation: hir‧si
Noun
hirsi
- log, timber (heavy wooden beam used or carved ready for use in construction of a log house or similar)
- (heraldry) fess
Declension
| Inflection of hirsi (Kotus type 28/kynsi, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hirsi | hirret | |
| genitive | hirren | hirsien | |
| partitive | hirttä | hirsiä | |
| illative | hirteen | hirsiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hirsi | hirret | |
| accusative | nom. | hirsi | hirret |
| gen. | hirren | ||
| genitive | hirren | hirsien hirttenrare | |
| partitive | hirttä | hirsiä | |
| inessive | hirressä | hirsissä | |
| elative | hirrestä | hirsistä | |
| illative | hirteen | hirsiin | |
| adessive | hirrellä | hirsillä | |
| ablative | hirreltä | hirsiltä | |
| allative | hirrelle | hirsille | |
| essive | hirtenä | hirsinä | |
| translative | hirreksi | hirsiksi | |
| instructive | — | hirsin | |
| abessive | hirrettä | hirsittä | |
| comitative | — | hirsineen | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- adjectives: hirsittäinen
- adverbs: hirsittäin
- mennä hirteen = to hang oneself, commit suicide by hanging oneself
- vedellä hirsiä, vetää hirsiä = to catch Z's, saw logs, saw wood = to sleep soundly, to snore
- verbs: hirttää
Compounds
- hirsipuu
- hirsitalo
- kurkihirsi
See also
- tukki